Day 24: January 24, 2016- The End of the Snowpocalypse

Thank God!!!

Although I was able to get out of the house on Saturday, for a little bit, I wasn't able to go as I please like I'm accustomed too. I almost thought Day 24 would be the same way! I woke up a lot earlier than I had hoped because I went to bed pretty darn early the night before... I mean... what else was there to do?? lol

I looked out of the window and saw that the sun was out, but the ice was not trying to go anywhere. I had a kickboxing class planned... I NEEDED that ice to go! I needed some normalcy and working out was just the thing! Thank God a few hours later, as it warmed up, I was able to get out and enjoy a killer workout!

After my workout, some of my friends were just as anxious to get out of the house, so we agreed to meet up a little later for a Target run (for me that meant more Starbucks), Chinese food nearby, and then a movie! We may or may not have snuck our Starbucks and Chinese food into the theater!! G-STATUS!!

There is nothing like Starbucks and a good movie to end your weekend! lol We saw Ride Along 2! I'm not a fan of Kevin Hart... I've shared this before, but overall I enjoyed the film. It had its funny parts.. it's typical Kevin Hart lines that the black folks love *rolling eyes emoji*, and a pretty good plot to keep my attention! I walked away pretty geeked about a few new movies that will be coming out this year!

Yall know that I'm about to be seeing movies quite a bit now that television is gone!

Overall a good day.. No television... I honestly don't miss it. The only thing I'm sad about is not seeing the Toni Braxton film. I told my mom that she has to keep it on her DVR forever and she answers with, "I don't know why you didn't fast from something that you can actually do..." Dang. So what is she saying... I'm not gonna make it 366 days without television!!

Ma ain't got NO FAITH IN A BREH!!! smh.

Until next time,
Stix

P.S.- My gorgeous sister's birthday was the 24th!!! Quick shout out to her!!!! Love you baby girl! And her's a pic... Isn't she the cutest??



Bye 4real now!!

#Day 23- January 23, 2016: Snow day Adventures

Something I could have shared in my last blog, but didn't... because... I was in a mood, is that we pretty much got an obscene amount of snow in Nashville on January 22nd. I would say about 5-7 inches. It's been quite beautiful.

My roommate, dog, and I were pretty much snowed in most of that day. I knew I couldn't spend another day in the house, so I had planned on walking my dog and maybe walking to Starbucks too!! On my way out to walk my dog, my roommate asked if I were up for a snow day adventure! Thank God we were on the same page! We went to Starbucks, Walgreens, and Kroger! lol.. It doesn't seem like much, but it's definitely something compared to just sitting in the house looking at ourselves. Weird...

Starbucks was just what I needed...

Grabbed some Aleve and lip balm from Walgreens...

And picked up the fixings for some bomb chili that I thought my roommate was going to make for me becaaaaauuuuuusseee i'on cook like that!

To my surprise, we made it back home and she made me cook my chili! Apparently she wants me to be able to cook one meal for some guy who I'm supposed to date and at some point marry... Little does she know, that whoever I marry has to be able to cook for himself BECAUSE I'M NOT ABOUT THAT LIFE! haha! It wasn't so bad though. In fact it was quite easy. I could make it again... *shrugs* lol We'll see. Naw, but for real, I'm glad she showed me. I could have at least ONE MEAL under my belt to trick him into liking me. lol kidding.

Sidenote: I don't think I told you guys this... I deleted the Tinder app. Waaaayyyyy too much to keep up with. I'm not built for that life. I knew I wasn't the moment I signed up. I was bored and in my feelings... lol Honey, I'm good now. Match may get deleted too with the way I've been feeling lately. I went on a date with another random that wasn't all that good... Not a bad dude, just not for me. See... I could have posted all of this in the last post. I'm KAT! Anyway... back to my day.... 

I tried taking a nap... that didn't work...

I started washing clothes, as I stated on the last blog, and started playing with my blog. There were some errors yall didn't tell me about, so I had to fix those and finally create a layout for the page. Not really what I have in mind but I'll figure it out.

I also set up my Model Mayhem account so I can start seeking modeling gigs there! I'm hoping something cool will come out of that.

Well... there's day 23 for you! Looking forward to tomorrow. Hoping the snow is pretty much gone so I can hit up Starbucks again and make up my kickboxing class.

This snow has caused my kickboxing class, boxing class, and first fashion show rehearsal to all get cancelled! I'm ready to start getting out and living and this snow is making me get my life together at the crib... lol I ain't mad. I needed these two days.

Until next time,

Stix

#day18-#day22: January 18- January 22, 2016: Unmotivated...Clearly!!!

CRAY!!


I have no idea how to break down what has happened in the last four days... I clearly wasn't motivated or inspired to blog! I won't even pretend or try and make up something to make the last four days appear cool...

A synopsis would go something like this...

In the last four days, I've worked a crazy amount of hours per usual...

worked out....

ate a lot of unnecessary food...

went on two unnecessary dates...

 and allowed church to get me all the way back together. lol

So many things and not enough words to make it all make sense.

I don't feel like trying... *shrugs*

I haven't watched television... Not even once!

I've thought about it... but I'm going to keep with it.

I have a lot I hope to accomplish this year... I'm hoping that I can get it together so I can...

January is not what I thought it would be, but it makes sense why it's so hard! Like going cold turkey in anything in life, it just seems hard and lame for no reason.. I almost question why I'm even doing going without television... Especially if I'm not going to get myself together.

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut I don't expect it to stay like this. I'm seeing a lot of people in my city back home, Memphis, making life happen for themselves! They have been working hard and are now seeing the fruits of their labor!

It's rewarding...

It's motivating...

I'm up next.

Now if only I can get on this discipline tip.

Off to wash some clothes...

*signing off*

-Stix

#Day 17- Ouch!!

I was super sore on the 17th day which kind of got in the way of my plans to clean. I don't know if I went too hard at my boxing class or what because my neck felt like I was in the boxing ring with a 200lb man!! It was crazy.

It wasn't exactly a lazy day though. I managed to get a much needed manicure, have dinner with friends, and try a new cupcake spot in Nashville called, "Sprinkles." The place has a freakin' cupcake ATM that dispenses cupcakes 24/7! Umm... Where the heck have you been all of my life!! Good stuff! They have cute little puppy cupcakes as well! You know I had to buy Tucker one!!

Something disappointing happened, but I'm going to say it needed to happen! The agency that I am signed with did something a bit shady in my opinion! I won't say what, but it definitely put some fire under my butt to do what I need to do to put myself out there more as a model! I am working with a photographer now to set up a shoot to build my portfolio and show everyone just how I serious I am!! 

It was just the motivation I needed to show everyone what I can do and how much of a BOSSSSSSS I am... lol maybe not a boss yet, but she's on her way! 

Expect updates from that soon...

I'm a day late... smh... But Until next time,

Stix

#day16- January 16, 2016: I liked today!

Let me tell you! Today was a good day! *in my Ice Cube voice*

Well... I could have done without going to work but hey... Gotta make this money.

After work, I participated in a free boxing class at Title Boxing Club! OMG!! Best workout I've had in a minute. The class started with 15 minutes of cardio and ended with a 15 minute ab workout! We hit the bag in between those workouts. Can you say killer?!?! I was pretty proud of how well I was able to keep up!! 

Between the kickboxing class that I took last week and this boxing class, the boxing class is definitely my favorite!  I have 9 more classes of the kickboxing class. I'll definitely finish that out. I was offered a $10 follow up class at title boxing club! I'm definitely taking that offer. With the way I'm feeling, I know this is just the thing to get me toned and back in shape while having fun! I met some pretty cool people as well. 

I've been looking into yoga too. Lol This is what not watching television will do to you!! It will have you doing all kinds of random stuff. 

I had a modeling audition for a fashion show an hour after my boxing class. I wasn't sure if I would be able to walk in my heels. My body was literally shaking when I left. We worked hard. Anyway, I felt something I've never felt before my modeling audition that I'm currently battling with...

Usually right before my auditions, I gain this weird confidence that I don't normally have. It's like I become someone else and I just go for it... Not today! I was fine right before I made it to the audition. Once I parked... something happened. I literally almost turned around. I had no confidence. I began to doubt myself... literally up until I walked into the room. It wasn't nerves... I think I didn't feel worthy of being in the show. 

I've been modeling off and on...working shows here and there, but this felt different. I've been to this particular fashion show before that I auditioned for. It's an awesome show. I think I believed in my mind that I wouldn't get it.

It was so weird... 

I walked into the audition... 

answered a few questions... 

I was told music would come on and I would walk twice...

Then it happened y'all...

Beyonce's "Blow" came on and I just knew... It was a sign from the Lord himself!! 

Bahahahahaha!!! Ok.... maybe it wasn't a sign, but it did put a smile on my face.

Oh wait... For all my new readers, Beyonce is bae! Know that! I'm sure she'll make one of my #wcw posts. (Now... back to my audition)

I walked twice, they clapped (which was weird), and I was done! They asked how tall I was and for my measurements (which I couldn't remember... Not good in the modeling world) and went on my way! 

I felt a bit defeated walking out because I wasn't prepared with my measurements! I beat myself up about it... kind of went back into my little bubble of self-doubt and idk... blah-ness! 

Thank God for my bestie-cousin, Lauren for the pep talk. It was just what I needed to get over it.... And guess what...

I got the gig! Haaaaaaaa! Boom!

A few lessons.... I gotta believe in myself more, be more prepared, and take this a bit more seriously! Oh and say no when one of my model friend's asks me to hang out when I know I've been up since early in the morning and doing the most all day. I am literally writing this blog while standing up on the top floor of ACME while she is somewhere in the middle of the dance floor getting her life! I'm cold and ready to go home... lol smh...

All in all though...Today was a good day!! I exercised quite a bit... Mind, body, and soul... Soul?? How did I exercise my soul?? I'ono! And to top it all off, I ended the day with 14,361 steps!!

 BOOM!

Until next time, 

Stix

#day15- January 15, 2016: Lame post.com II

Hey y'all! 

Another lame post ahead... You've been warned. 

I babysat for one of my favorite families from 7:30pm until 1am in the morning. It was the first time that I felt tempted to watch television!!! Like... who would have known?!!! Y'all wouldn't have. lol I'm committed to being disciplined in this area! I did NOT watch television!! Instead, I read a bit, wrote two lame blog posts to catch up, and talked on the phone!! 

I'm winning!

I recognize that if I don't start doing something interesting, outside of not watching television, then this blog could turn into the ultimate BORE! 

Working on it...

Until next time,

 -Stix 

#day14- January 14, 2016: Lamepost.com

It's been a busy week at work! I can't even muster up something cool to post!! I haven't been all that disciplined lately! I've kept with the "no TV" thing, but everything else has pretty much fallen by the wayside! I don't give up though! I'm determined to take control of my life... One day at a time!! 

I got the television thing down... I just have to do more with my time!!! 

All for now, 

Stix